I, Liu Bian, Sanxing Han Dynasty

Chapter 344: Picking Women
Yuan Xin was thirteen years old, which just met the requirement of Cai Nu being between thirteen and twenty years old.

She saw her mother asking this question, but her father didn't say anything. She didn't know that her parents had already discussed it.

He said he was asking for her opinion, but she was enjoying the glory and wealth at home. How could she refuse when things came to pass?
Looking at his parents' expectant eyes, Yuan Xin couldn't say half a word of "no" in his mouth, Yingying bowed: "It all depends on my father and mother."

Yuan Shu nodded with satisfaction and expressed his expectations: "But the future position is still undecided..."

Listening to his father's words, Yuan Xin suddenly felt a little sad in his heart. Yuan Shu had been the Yin of Henan for five years, and she had also stayed in the capital for five years. She also had some close friends in her boudoir. During her daily exchanges and conversations, she didn't know that the three closest to the queen's position in the palace were the three who had been with the emperor the longest. noble person.

The emperor's performance since he ascended the throne has proved that he is not a person who is greedy for beauty. As a new man, how can he compare with the old man if it is not a coincidence?
Besides... Yuan Xin looked at her father. Her father never seemed to know that she had always hated fighting with others.

Meiji County, Xihe County, the royal court of the Southern Huns.

After Cao Cao established his position as the Xiongnu Zhonglang General, he brought his wives, concubines, and children to him.

Cao Cao's wife, Ding, had no children, so she raised Cao Ang, Cao Cao's eldest son, who was born to Cao Cao's late concubine, Liu. Aiwu Jiwu, Cao Shuo, the second son of Cao Cao, and Cao Shu, the eldest daughter of the Liu family, lived a very comfortable life. However, Cao Shuo was born with poor health and was left in Luoyang by Cao Cao.

When the news came out that the palace did not want to disturb the people, but only wanted to recruit women on a small scale, Cao Song, who was in Luoyang to coordinate the overall situation, immediately sent a letter to Cao Cao.

Just because Cao Shu is of the right age.

Cao Cao respected his wife very much. Although he had intentions in his heart, he did not make any arbitrary decisions. After receiving the letter, he immediately returned to his home in Meiji County from the military camp, and took the letter with him to discuss with Ding.

After listening to Cao Cao's story and reading Cao Song's letter, Ding was not as moved as Cao Cao. Instead, she frowned slightly and said with a bit of worry: "Shu'er has always been pampered. If she rashly enters the palace, I wonder if it will cause trouble."

Cao Cao still loved his eldest daughter very much, and would often care about her in his spare time. He was a little puzzled when his wife said something pampering: "Shu'er is very well-behaved and polite, how can Madam talk about pampering?"

Hearing this, Mrs. Ding couldn't help but said angrily: "Over the years, except when you resigned as the prefect of Dongjun, you had more free time, when did you forget about military affairs? Shu'er saw less of her father, so naturally every time They all behaved well and wisely in front of their father.”

When Cao Cao heard this, he didn't have much to say. He didn't have any doubts in his heart. Ding must know more about her children's temperament than he does.

But Cao Cao was not an ordinary person. When faced with his wife's complaints, he immediately approached Ding and stroked her shoulders, flattering her and saying, "This is not a family with a good wife. With my wife here, I can rest assured."

……

Some time passed, and Mrs. Ding said again: "It's not just that Shu'er is not suitable for the palace. You have always been good friends with Taichang Cai Gong, how could you not know that Cai Gong's daughter has become a noble? When Shu'er enters the palace, even if you have your support outside, I’m afraid it will be difficult to get into the back seat.”

Cao Cao was at his most philosophical moment at the moment. When he heard Ding's words, he felt that they made sense.

Based on his and his father's achievements, it would be better to maintain the status quo than to have a daughter of the Cao family who is difficult to provide for the future enter the palace.

Thinking of this, Cao Cao responded: "What Madam said is that I will write a letter to my father tomorrow to refuse."

"Why tomorrow? Well..."

Wuji County, Zhongshan State. The younger generation of the Zhen family has three brothers and five sisters, among whom the eldest brother died young. After their father Zhen Yi passed away in the third year of Zhongping, the affairs of the family have been in charge of Zhen Yan.

After Zhen Yao received the message from his second brother Zhen Yan, he immediately started discussing with his mother Zhang and sister-in-law Liu.

He really didn't know what to choose.

Among the five sisters in the family, one of the eldest sister Zhen Jiang and the second sister Zhen Tuo is married and the other is engaged. They can only choose from the remaining three, Zhen Dao, Zhen Rong and Zhen Mi.

Zhen's mother, Mrs. Zhang, had some insight and said to Zhen Yao: "In my opinion, this palace is really not a good place. You can write to your brother and ask if he must enter the palace?"

Although the Zhen family cannot compare to its most glorious days now, she never has to worry about the marriage of her children.

Zhang continued: "This palace is by no means an ordinary place, and the family cannot provide much help. Many disasters in the past and present have originated from the harem... After entering the palace, if you make a wrong step, it will easily lead to genocide. disaster."

"Which of your two sisters of the right age has such ability?"

Zhen Yao said: "How could I not know about my mother's worries? But the second brother stated in the letter that Mi Zhu has made up his mind to send his sister Mi to the palace."

"Now the Zhen Mi family is run by the emperor. Mi Zhu is already proficient in merchant affairs. Although the second brother is on par with him because of his family background, they can get along well with each other on weekdays. But if the Mi family is favored in the palace and I, the Zhen family, are not People, I’m just afraid that the future won’t be certain.”

Mrs. Zhang couldn't stop sighing after seeing Zhen Yan's letter. What can be done about Zhen's current situation?
She asked Zhen Yao again: "Your brother didn't say in the letter who should be chosen to enter the palace. What do you think?"

In Zhen Yao's heart, the most sensible among his sisters is his youngest sister Zhen Mi, and the color is also the best.

He replied: "In terms of stability, Xiaowu is definitely Xiaowu. Although she is the youngest, she has read the most."

"But Xiaowu is only eleven years old!" Zhen Yan's wife Liu was a little shocked.

She knows her daughter better than her mother, so Zhang didn't know that Zhen Mi was more stable than Zhen Dao and Zhen Rong, who were of the right age. Apart from other things, a few years ago there was an equestrian performer in front of the yard, but Zhen Mi was the only one who could not be tempted at all.

Zhang felt extremely tired for a moment. She thought about it and realized that after all, her late husband's family held a heavier weight in her heart. She stroked her head and said sadly: "Back then, a fortune teller named Liu Liang once praised Xiao Wu Danggui, please write to your brother and ask."

……

The issue of only picking up women has affected the minds of all parties, and different people have had different reactions.

However, the enthusiasm caused by the procurement of women among the officials could not suppress the local voices of dissatisfaction with the envoys who investigated the officialdom. The subsequent cold treatment of Quexuan's rebellion by the court further encouraged the rebellious psychology of the county officials.

That is to say, Liu Bian only targeted the five states at first, and there were three famous ministers in charge, so that there would be no trouble.

But even so, according to the news Liu Bian heard, some local officials were already trying to resist the imperial court's rectification of officialdom by collectively resigning and shutting down government affairs.

(End of this chapter)